*[[Wikipedia:1741|1741]]: [[Dilys Derwent]] becomes [[Headmistress]] of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].<ref name="OP22">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' - Chapter 22 (''St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries'')</ref>

*[[Wikipedia:1741|1741]]: [[Dilys Derwent]] becomes [[Headmistress]] of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].<ref name="OP22">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' - Chapter 22 (''St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries'')</ref>

*[[Wikipedia:1743|1743]]: [[Gideon Flatworthy]] leads the extremist anti-[[Muggle]] group, the [[Accionites]]. After being pursued by [[Goblin]] goldsmiths from whom they had stolen, the group hide in a remote cave in [[Pembrokeshire]]. Disillusioned with Flatworthy's leadership, the Accionites abandon him in the cave where, perhaps driven mad by hunger, on [[18 September]], he would [[Summoning Charm|Summon]] an entire farm, crushing him to death beneath cattle and haystacks.

*[[Wikipedia:1743|1743]]: [[Gideon Flatworthy]] leads the extremist anti-[[Muggle]] group, the [[Accionites]]. After being pursued by [[Goblin]] goldsmiths from whom they had stolen, the group hide in a remote cave in [[Pembrokeshire]]. Disillusioned with Flatworthy's leadership, the Accionites abandon him in the cave where, perhaps driven mad by hunger, on [[18 September]], he would [[Summoning Charm|Summon]] an entire farm, crushing him to death beneath cattle and haystacks.

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*[[Wikipedia:1743|1743]]: The forty-ninth [[Wizarding Schools Potions Championship]] is held.<ref name="BoP">''[[Wonderbook: Book of Potions]]''</ref>

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*[[Wikipedia:1747|1747]]: [[Albert Boot]] is elected [[Minister for Magic]] to replace the recently deceased [[Eldritch Diggory]].<ref name=PM>''[[Pottermore]]'' - [http://www.pottermore.com/en-us/book5/chapter7/moment1/ministers-for-magic New from J.K. Rowling: "Ministers for Magic"]</ref>

*[[Wikipedia:1749|1749]]: A breach in the [[International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy]] involving [[Vampire]]s is contained, and safety concerns are met with new laws.<ref name="OP31">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' - Chapter 31 (''O.W.L.s'')</ref>

*[[Wikipedia:1749|1749]]: A breach in the [[International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy]] involving [[Vampire]]s is contained, and safety concerns are met with new laws.<ref name="OP31">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' - Chapter 31 (''O.W.L.s'')</ref>

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===Quidditch===

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*[[Wikipedia:1740|1740]] to [[Wikipedia:1744|1744]]: The [[Slytherin Quidditch team]] was captained by [[Russell Lucky]] for four consecutive school years.<ref name="HPPtS">''[[Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey]]'', p. 349 {{see image|File:SlytherinCaptainsPlaque2.jpg}}</ref>

*[[Wikipedia:1748|1748]]: The Slytherin team was captained by [[Jess Lafington]] for four consecutive school years, starting from 1748.<ref name="HPPtS">''[[Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey]]'', p. 349 {{see image|File:SlytherinCaptainsPlaque2.jpg}}</ref>

==Births==

==Births==

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*[[Wikipedia:1743|1743]]: [[Honoria Nutcombe]]<ref name="PSfwc"/>

*[[Wikipedia:1743|1743]]: [[Honoria Nutcombe]]<ref name="PSfwc"/>

*[[18 September]], [[Wikipedia:1743|1743]]: [[Gideon Flatworthy]]

*[[18 September]], [[Wikipedia:1743|1743]]: [[Gideon Flatworthy]]

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*[[Wikipedia:1747|1747]]: [[Eldritch Diggory]]<ref name=PM />

==Behind the scenes==

==Behind the scenes==

Latest revision as of 02:24, December 15, 2014

The following events happened in the 1740s.

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1743: Gideon Flatworthy leads the extremist anti-Muggle group, the Accionites. After being pursued by Goblin goldsmiths from whom they had stolen, the group hide in a remote cave in Pembrokeshire. Disillusioned with Flatworthy's leadership, the Accionites abandon him in the cave where, perhaps driven mad by hunger, on 18 September, he would Summon an entire farm, crushing him to death beneath cattle and haystacks.

The breach in the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy in 1749 involving vampires may be inspired by the real-world work of Benedictine monk Antoine Augustin Calmet, who is famous for being among the first to record stories about vampires in Western Europe. In 1746, Calmet suggested that vampires may actually exist, and in 1749, Calmet published a treatise that describes how to track them down in their lairs and destroy them. If so, Calmet (or his source) may be a wizard in the Harry Potter universe, since only wizards and witches could possibly commit such a breach.